Chapter 120: Life and Extinction

At the dining table, the exhausted red-haired Motel voiced her various guesses, including some things she knew about the brothers Lorigo.

As Lorigo's confidante, she seemed to have always held a prejudice against the Fanxing Family's Third Young Master, directing the point of all her guesses toward this brother of Lorigo's. A rift had formed between the two since their Eldest Brother was accidentally injured; the last time Lorigo spoke to Luge, he had concealed a part of it. Back then, the three of them had run out to play together, and it was the youngest, who loved to play pranks, teasing him that led to him being attacked by a bug beast, and their Eldest Brother was injured while saving him, who had been unable to dodge in time.

In the red-haired woman's words, this third-in-line heir of the Fanxing Family had fairly outstanding knight talent and was a rather stubborn person, relying heavily on their Eldest Brother. While blaming himself, he also complained about Lorigo's inability to cultivate. In his eyes, perhaps if Lorigo could undergo knight training, he could run off on his own, and their Eldest Brother wouldn't need to come to the rescue. The more he blamed himself, the angrier he became, and the more he resented Lorigo in his heart.

Motel even suspected that the assassination drawn by the last expedition was inseparable from this brother of Lorigo's.

Daisy stood by, listening until her face turned pale, and halfway through she found an excuse to hide in the kitchen and busy herself.

The meal ended.

Seeing that Luge still had the leisure to comment on the meat rolls made by the two kobolds, Motel couldn't help but grow somewhat anxious.

Luge took out an invitation card and placed it on the table; it was Lorigo's wedding invitation.

"I don't think wandering around the city can find Lorigo," he said, tapping the invitation, "Of course, anyway there is still some time before the wedding, I can accompany you in a beast cart to tour this Underground City once, from the Outer City District to the Inner City District, not missing a single place."

Hearing Luge's words, the red-haired woman's anxious expression finally improved a bit, but her eyes held even more confusion.

After the two finished speaking, they packed their things and boarded the beast cart.

Daisy, who had been busy in the kitchen for a long time, had prepared some pastries, and thoughtfully prepared a portion for the servant driving the cart as well.

Luge sat on the beast cart; although his words were perfunctory, he was still carefully sensing any possible secret technique marks that might appear.

The sky had completely darkened, and stars filled the dome.

He was thinking with his eyes closed: this fellow Lorigo, either he was already dead, or he was far from as dangerous as this red-haired lady thought; perhaps it was just due to disagreements over family matters or differences regarding the marriage, and he had been locked up by the Baron. One inference was very serious, the other was very light, because Luge simply couldn't think of a third possibility full of malice yet without harming Lorigo. In other words, this rescue of his was very likely to earn magic stones for nothing.

When the two's beast cart wandered into the Inner City noble district, a thunderous roar echoed throughout the Underground City.

Luge opened his eyes in the instant before the loud noise appeared, looking outside the beast cart, only to see a white light like lightning striking down from the dome.

"That's the direction of the Fanxing Family castle..." Motel's face turned pale.

After the white light passed, his ears rang, and after slightly calming down, he could still hear shouts of killing coming from that direction.

Fanxing City fell into chaos.

Luge thought, was that the seal stone possessed only by the founding family of the city? Each one could draw upon the power of the dome light stone once to strike enemies.

Such things were held by the family head, and generally were old-timers who lived deep in the city and rarely went out; the Fanxing Family would not be an exception, meaning only the old Baron would have it, perhaps Lorigo's eldest brother who had already taken charge of some affairs also had one, after all the old Baron had a near-death experience recently, so arranging some things was very normal.

Or there was an extremely small probability that some other noble in the city took their own seal stone to cause trouble at the Fanxing Family, but thinking about it, that was unlikely, after all there was external pressure from Twin Moon City at present, and if it were really like that, Fanxing City would only become even more chaotic next.

Soon, a large number of knights blocked various intersections, persuading all the nobles attending the banquet on the road and beast carts like Luge's to return, and everyone was forbidden from approaching.

Even without being persuaded to leave, Luge wouldn't go join the excitement.

The two returned with the beast cart to Luge's home in the Outer City District; Motel, listless, chose a room and closed the door.

The noise and quiet within the city reached a wonderful balance; no one dared to breathe loudly in their homes, but they could still occasionally hear sounds of battle—not just the explosions of spells, but also someone seemed to have broken through the blockade, being chased and killed into the Outer City District, with the sounds of clashing swords and roars heard every so often, and that astonishing roar appeared two more times, until late at night when dawn was approaching did it completely quiet down.

As Cui Fanke next door put it, blood light shot into the sky overnight.

The next day, Motel, tormented by a sleepless night, couldn't wait to go out and inquire about news, but just as she walked to the door and heard the surrounding people's discussions, she stood there stunned with a face full of shock.

A piece of news had spread throughout the whole city.

The new Baron cursed the shameless assassins.

Last night, the shameless assassins from Red Moon City, mistakenly believing that the Marquis of Twin Moon City was also hiding in the envoy, and also to sabotage the alliance between Twin Moon City and Fanxing City, carried out a decapitation assassination on the banquet held last night. Facing the surprise attack of a large number of Extraordinaries, the Fanxing Family had to use Heavenly Punishment several times, but still suffered heavy casualties; everyone in the Twin Moon City envoy died under the assassins' slaughter blades, and among those murdered were also dozens of important members of the Fanxing Family, including the Baron whose body had just recovered and several of his direct descendants.

Overnight, the Fanxing Family's bloodline was left with only the eldest son, namely the new Baron Raslot Fanxing alone; the rest were some illegitimate children of the old Baron from his early years.

At the same time, Fanxing City announced that it would declare war on Red Moon City together with Twin Moon City.

The people in the city were filled with righteous indignation for a time.

Cui Fanke and his knight neighbor were both summoning their mercenary groups, intending to respond to the City Lord's call.

Luge stood at his doorstep, looking at the passage ticket stone in his hand.

The changes in a short time also caught him somewhat off guard.

Now could he go to the Fanxing Family's ancient castle and use that legendary teleportation array to leave here?

He thought for a moment, took out the Star Emblem Lorigo gave him and wore it on his chest, deciding to first go inquire; he strode to the side of the red-haired woman who was lost in thought.

"Beautiful lady, would you like to accompany me to take a look at that castle?" he said.

Motel raised her head, glanced at the emblem on his chest, nodded, and boarded the beast cart.

The two said nothing all the way.

Luge's expression shifted slightly.

Suddenly, a figure leaped out from a side alley, jumping directly onto the two's beast cart; the servant driving the cart was about to shout, but was calmed down by Luge.

Motel was also full of excitement.

This figure wearing a cloak, covering their face, was very familiar to her; it was Lorigo Fanxing, who had disappeared for several days.

(Chapter End)